Britain’s most dangerous road revealed by AA

A SCENIC route across the Yorkshire Dales has been revealed as the most dangerous road in Britain. The A59 from Skipton to Harrogate has by far the highest crash rate for cars and vans, according to a survey by the AA.

Motorists regularly travel at speeds of up to 90mph on the long, straight single-carriageway. Crashes tend to occur at the dozens of junctions with minor roads.

Many tourists use the 19-mile route and are unfamiliar with partially obscured junctions. There are also several hidden dips on undulating sections.

There were 43 deaths and serious injuries on the road between 2000 and 2003. Once the level of traffic is taken into account, the casualty rate was 145 deaths and serious injuries per billion kilometres driven.…

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